How West Virginia Left a $40 Million Sewer Crisis to a Town of 170
Residents face a public health crisis from raw sewage while officials resist public hearings that could dissolve Worthington or put its failing sewer system under new management.
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Seth Sturm reports on power, party politics, elections, and the records behind public claims.
By Seth Sturm
October 26, 2026 10 min read
Residents face a public health crisis from raw sewage while officials resist public hearings that could dissolve Worthington or put its failing sewer system under new management.
October 4, 2026 11 min read
People in positions of trust vouched for Michael Bowman as a journalist and bear some responsibility for the trail of wreckage he left across West Virginia.
July 13, 2026 6 min read
The content creator's time in Worthington reveals the cost of claiming journalism's authority without accepting its ethical obligations.
May 8, 2026 6 min read
A leaked recording reveals how national Democratic officials dismantled the Black political machine in Alabama, leaving the state vulnerable to Republican redistricting efforts that target Black voting power.
April 1, 2026 6 min read
The Democratic Party chair filed a criminal complaint against a youth leader and seized control of an independent organization that split from the DNC in 2002.
March 31, 2026 6 min read
Documents Show WV Democratic Party chair staged extrajudicial hearing to seize independent youth organization.